Recently Microsoft had invested $300 million with a Barnes & Noble subsidiary (for a 17.6% equity stake) to bundle the Nook digital bookstore with Windows 8. It seems that Apple’s Safari browser will no longer be offered for PCs, or at least not the new versions. That certainly sounds like a little bit of corporate push and shove, but how will these changes affect … [Read more...] about Will Browser Battles Hit eReaders with Friendly Fire?
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Kobo Cloud Reader Released – Brings HTML5 to the iPad
The Kobo Cloud Reader was officially unveiled today and allows you to use your internet browser to both buy and read books. This new browser based reader was in development for the last six months and finally allows iOS readers the ability to buy books. The Kobo app for iOS does not let you buy books anymore and neither do any of the other large ebook companies. Amazon … [Read more...] about Kobo Cloud Reader Released – Brings HTML5 to the iPad